Steve Dior is a British musician, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter best known for being in bands such as

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, Filthy Lucre and The Idols.

Career

In 1976, Dior and Barry Jones built the basis of The Idols after previously rehearsing with

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and

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and others in a band called The Quickspurts. The Idols evolved into what become

in the early 80s, where Steve was joined together with

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(of the

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) and singer Russell King. In 1993, Dior formed a band called Filthy Lucre, with his friend Phil Lewis who was previously in the American

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band

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. According to Phil "We recorded a cool record called Popsmear, drank a lot of tequila, and drove around America in a van playing clubs and having a blast". In 2002, Dior joined The Black Tongued Bells, which also featured bassist

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. Steve was introduced to the band through Phil Lewis. Both Steve and Nino left in 2003. In 2013 Dior finished an album with a new lineup of musicians, collectively known as "The Steve Dior Band". The album, titled Songs For The Wicked, was eventually released in February 2016. The Steve Dior Band's live performance line up is: Steve Dior (rhythm guitar, vocals), Neil Anderson (guitar), James Simmins (bass) Elliot Mortimer (keyboards) and Michael Giri (drums). The band performs regularly in the

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area of West London (as at 2019), and has a strong fan base of people local to the area. The set list for these performances is largely taken from the album ''Songs For The Wicked''.

Discography

Over his career, Dior has been featured on many albums and singles.

Studio albums

* '' Sid Sings'' (1979) with

Sid Vicious John Simon Ritchie (10 May 1957 – 2 February 1979), better known by his stage name Sid Vicious, was an English musician, best known as the bassist for the punk rock band Sex Pistols. Despite dying in 1979 at age 21, he remains an icon of the ...

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, Steve Jones,

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and

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. * ''Animal Pleasure'' (1982) with

. * ''Tall in the Saddle'' (1984) with

. * ''Popsmear'' (1997) with Filthy Lucre. * ''Songs For The Wicked'' (2016) with The Steve Dior Band.

Live albums

* ''On Stage'' (1986) with

. * '' The Idols with Sid Vicious'' (1993) with

Arthur "Killer" Kane Arthur Harold Kane Jr. (February 3, 1949 – July 13, 2004) was a musician best known as the bass guitarist for the pioneering glam rock band the New York Dolls. Kane was a founding member of the Dolls in 1971 and remained an integral part of the ...

and

Films

* ''Sex Pistols: Agents of Anarchy'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2009)

References

External links

Steve Dior Official websiteSteve Dior Official Facebook Page
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Steve Dior Discogs
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